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Recent Examples of urban legend
The quartet of episodes released for the third mini-season ended with a banger, another blending of a classic urban legend with a modern issue.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in Ohio.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
Blaming immigrants for eating pets was an American urban legend years before Donald Trump spread the rumor about Haitians in Ohio.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) summons the urban legend boogeyman known as Candyman (Tony Todd) into existence, unleashing a torrent of pain and death against the backdrop of urban decay in a Chicago housing project.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The tales shared on the show were adaptations of public domain fairy tales, urban legends and short stories that were brought to life by an impressive young cast that included Ross Hull, Daniel DeSanto and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urban legend
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What Experts Say About Mucinex and Fertility It's all based on hearsay and there are no recent studies showing Mucinex can boost fertility, experts say.Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Sep. 2024
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The evidence for the efficacy of most nootropic ingredients lies in a gray area somewhere between hearsay and the robust clinical trials used to approve pharmaceuticals.Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
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This Dash character is hijacking the satellite waves and the speaker systems, interfering with the noise outside and putting my music on — Nolimit music on for the world to hear.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Red Sox-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. noise is growing louder.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bill Belichick hasn't even been the head coach of the University of North Carolina football program for a full month yet, and rumors are already swirling about a potential return to the .Noah Camras, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shortly afterward, rumors swirled that Jackman and Foster were involved together.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The sheriff's office said deputies responded to the 6300 block of Stoney River Drive on Friday following a report that a man was shooting at a family of six playing outside in the snow.Landon Mion, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Traditionally, those reports do not get shared with the other members of the committee.CBS News, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Each month, a Passport Menu highlights dishes from a specific Mediterranean region, such as Provence and Sicily.Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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Combine it with baking soda and a small amount of mild soap (like Dawn dish soap) to create a paste.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Jenna Bush Hager is a good sport about her thirst traps going viral.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kids will hear whispers through the gossip network, or notice if a friend-of-a-friend has started to isolate.Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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But amazingly, the topic of the talk had no significant effect.Jason Richmond, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Negotiators are aiming to clinch an agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza by the weekend after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and negotiators from Israel and Hamas both saying a deal was closer than ever.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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The intimation: If there’s not a No. 1 seed to play for, Barkley ain’t playing.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The movie also introduces us to the painful humiliation of Palestinians at the border crossing and gives intimations that Siham took this political situation to heart.Jessica Stern, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2013
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“Urban legend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urban%20legend. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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